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Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #58
Doctor Who: Diamond Dogs
"Here on Saturn, it literally rains diamonds."For over fifteen years the crew of Kollo-Zarnista Mining Facility 27 has been extracting diamonds from deep within the atmosphere of Saturn, diamonds that help to fund the ever-expanding Human Empire. But when a mining operation goes wrong, a rescue mission must be launched to save a worker lost overboard, a worker who claims that he has seen something amongst the swirling clouds. Something that can't possibly exist.When the Doctor and Bill arrive, they immediately find themselves caught between hostile miners, suspicious security guards and corrupt company officials as they face accusations of sabotage and diamond theft.And below them, in the crushing atmosphere of the gas giant, something is starting to rise.An original novel featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Bill as played by Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie.
256 pages, Paperback
First published April 20, 2017
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Mike Tucker
106 books46 followersMike Tucker is a special effects expert who worked for many years at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, and now works as an Effects Supervisor for his own company, The Model Unit. He is also the author of a number of original tv tie-in Doctor Who novels (some co-written with Robert Perry), and three books based on episodes of the television series Merlin. He co-wrote the factual books Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era with Sophie Aldred in 1996, and BBC VFX - The Story of the BBC Visual Effects Department with Mat Irvine in 2010.
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September 27, 2023
This is a book based on the television series. This has the duo of The Twelfth Doctor and Bill and it is early in their adventures. In this one they visit Saturn to steal a diamond. They get caught and soon find themselves in a much larger adventure.
This was an enjoyable book from this universe. The highlight of this novel is the portrayal of The Doctor. The author nailed this portrayal as I had no problem at all picturing Peter Capaldi's Doctor. The portrayal of Bill was nothing special but it seems like the author had very little to work on with this being early in their adventures. The character was not fleshed out on the show yet. As for the story this fit in perfectly within this universe. The Doctor stumbles onto something larger and he has to be the one to save the day. I did think the reason for the drama was a little weak. It needed to be fleshed out a little more but these are quick reads so I really do not expect much on the plot aspect.
This was fine adventure for this universe. Nothing special but did allow me to spend time with this incarnation of The Doctor. If this was the television show this would be classified as a filler episode. It did nothing for the overall arc but media tie-in novels really cannot do much with the established arc. They allow you for one more adventure with characters and this book accomplished that with also providing me enjoyment.
This was an enjoyable book from this universe. The highlight of this novel is the portrayal of The Doctor. The author nailed this portrayal as I had no problem at all picturing Peter Capaldi's Doctor. The portrayal of Bill was nothing special but it seems like the author had very little to work on with this being early in their adventures. The character was not fleshed out on the show yet. As for the story this fit in perfectly within this universe. The Doctor stumbles onto something larger and he has to be the one to save the day. I did think the reason for the drama was a little weak. It needed to be fleshed out a little more but these are quick reads so I really do not expect much on the plot aspect.
This was fine adventure for this universe. Nothing special but did allow me to spend time with this incarnation of The Doctor. If this was the television show this would be classified as a filler episode. It did nothing for the overall arc but media tie-in novels really cannot do much with the established arc. They allow you for one more adventure with characters and this book accomplished that with also providing me enjoyment.
August 10, 2022
An alien race offers us technology to drill diamonds from deep down in the planet Saturn. Earth gladly accepts and the mining operation is well under way as the twelfth doctor and Bill arrive on the scene. While drilling for diamonds, something appears to grab one of the crew. The doctor saves the man in the space suit. But the space suit now appears to be occupied by something else entirely, a completely new alien life form. And when things start to go awry, it’s clear there’s also a saboteur on board.
This story does what it’s supposed to. It’s the characters we know and love in an entertaining little side story. The plot feels quite familiar, as does the mining setting. The story doesn’t try to do something completely new and different. It takes an existing formula from the show that works and just tries to be solid from start to finish. And in that regard, this book can definitely be considered a success. Overall, an average but good Doctor Who book.
This story does what it’s supposed to. It’s the characters we know and love in an entertaining little side story. The plot feels quite familiar, as does the mining setting. The story doesn’t try to do something completely new and different. It takes an existing formula from the show that works and just tries to be solid from start to finish. And in that regard, this book can definitely be considered a success. Overall, an average but good Doctor Who book.
July 25, 2017
Reading the ancillary material so soon after the series ended does offer a different perspective on the development of the last twelve weeks of TV my viewing.
The guys who wrote 2017’s selection of spin-off novels (and they are all men, disappointingly) would only have had chance to read the early versions of the first few scripts and nothing else. It’s no surprise then that all three of these books seem to be Doctor/Bill focused, with only passing mentions to Nardole. Nor is it really a surprise (though it’s always commendable) that Mike Tucker here manages to capture Bill so well. Even if he probably wouldn’t have seen Pearl Mackie’s superb performance, it’s clear a properly realised version of the character was already in place.
And how well her character stands up on the page, just throws into contrast how weirdly off the portrayal of The Doctor is.
Much different to the kindly, sympathetic figure we actually had in the last series, this is very much the aggressive cantankerous Doctor that Clara had to deal with back in Series 8, He even wheels out the insult ‘pudding brains’ (and does it with such frequency that it starts to smack of laziness on the author’s part).
If I had to guess, I’d say that the opening scripts – and this novel – were written before P-Cap decided to leave the role. Once it was clear he was going, the character was softened in the scripts to make him a more sympathetic character as he headed towards his denouement. But because publishing operates on a different timescale, there wasn’t quite time for the books to do the same and so the other grumpier version of the Doctor remains.
(I am quite prepared for the other books to blow this theory out of the water, by having a proper Series 10 Doctor in their pages).
Wrong-ish Doctor apart, DIAMOND DOGS is at its core a moderately enjoyable yarn about mining diamonds from the atmosphere of Saturn.
Now I love mining stories in DOCTOR WHO. They are a staple. They’re practically their own sub-genre, like ‘base under siege’. So, I was all set to really like this one, and as such was surprised me at how indifferent it left me. The story is fine, it has a good sense of action and crams a load of incident in. But it’s also fairly mechanical, with poorly defined villains. There are also way too many characters. A head-spinning amount of characters. Not everybody needs to have names, particularly when their personalities are so poorly defined.
It’s a forgettable book then, a disappointing book even – made doubly so that in a novel called DIAMOND DOGS, there’s only one other obvious David Bowie reference (a character who has ‘Queen Bitch’ etched on her back). That really is a missed opportunity. If I was writing a DOCTOR WHO novel with the same title as a Bowie song, the editor would have to beg me to stop including Bowie references, and even then, I probably wouldn’t.
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The guys who wrote 2017’s selection of spin-off novels (and they are all men, disappointingly) would only have had chance to read the early versions of the first few scripts and nothing else. It’s no surprise then that all three of these books seem to be Doctor/Bill focused, with only passing mentions to Nardole. Nor is it really a surprise (though it’s always commendable) that Mike Tucker here manages to capture Bill so well. Even if he probably wouldn’t have seen Pearl Mackie’s superb performance, it’s clear a properly realised version of the character was already in place.
And how well her character stands up on the page, just throws into contrast how weirdly off the portrayal of The Doctor is.
Much different to the kindly, sympathetic figure we actually had in the last series, this is very much the aggressive cantankerous Doctor that Clara had to deal with back in Series 8, He even wheels out the insult ‘pudding brains’ (and does it with such frequency that it starts to smack of laziness on the author’s part).
If I had to guess, I’d say that the opening scripts – and this novel – were written before P-Cap decided to leave the role. Once it was clear he was going, the character was softened in the scripts to make him a more sympathetic character as he headed towards his denouement. But because publishing operates on a different timescale, there wasn’t quite time for the books to do the same and so the other grumpier version of the Doctor remains.
(I am quite prepared for the other books to blow this theory out of the water, by having a proper Series 10 Doctor in their pages).
Wrong-ish Doctor apart, DIAMOND DOGS is at its core a moderately enjoyable yarn about mining diamonds from the atmosphere of Saturn.
Now I love mining stories in DOCTOR WHO. They are a staple. They’re practically their own sub-genre, like ‘base under siege’. So, I was all set to really like this one, and as such was surprised me at how indifferent it left me. The story is fine, it has a good sense of action and crams a load of incident in. But it’s also fairly mechanical, with poorly defined villains. There are also way too many characters. A head-spinning amount of characters. Not everybody needs to have names, particularly when their personalities are so poorly defined.
It’s a forgettable book then, a disappointing book even – made doubly so that in a novel called DIAMOND DOGS, there’s only one other obvious David Bowie reference (a character who has ‘Queen Bitch’ etched on her back). That really is a missed opportunity. If I was writing a DOCTOR WHO novel with the same title as a Bowie song, the editor would have to beg me to stop including Bowie references, and even then, I probably wouldn’t.
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April 20, 2017
So, yeah.
*looks at the star rating*
... I think I liked it. :P Obviously, it's not like I'm saying "this is the most amazing book that ever was or ever will be" but .. it's quite possibly my favourite Doctor Who book I've read. And I've read a lot of them. And I've not been over the moon about most of the recent ones, so - between having felt a little let down by the relatively few Twelfth Doctor related offerings there have been in general, and having had to wait such a long time for a new batch, and not even having Clara on board... I was a little apprehensive.
But damn, I'm glad I picked this one to read first out of this brand new trio of S10 tie-in novels. (Not to say the other two suck, I very much hope not - I just haven't read them yet!) Because this (and I pretty much gobbled it down in a couple of hours) was basically everything I could ask from a tie-in book - excitement, a fair plot that moves along, some new characters who actually feel like rounded people with a life and back story, and more than anything else, plenty of awesome action by the Doctor.
Gah. I'm going to miss Twelve so much. I'm just glad he's been around long enough for the writers to finally get a decent handle on him, because I really loved him in this one. So much. *all the hearteyes*
Also, given that the books had to be written before anyone had actually seen Bill in action (although it's pretty clear the writers have had a fair idea about the first three S10 episodes to work from - so for anyone who prefers to stay in the dark, there's a couple of mentions of things happening in Smile and Thin Ice, although no more than what can be assumed from the trailers), I thought the characterisation - based on what we've seen so far, in The Pilot - was pretty spot-on. She doesn't have an awful lot to do in this book, but neither is she just a bystander, and for me the balance of the focus on Bill and the Doctor was just about right.
Anyway. Yes. Not going to talk about the plot, other than it worked well enough for me, and I've always loved those Doctor Who books that tackle the humans' far-future affairs, this time mining diamonds in the rings of Saturn - which I could just visualise.
*looks at the star rating*
... I think I liked it. :P Obviously, it's not like I'm saying "this is the most amazing book that ever was or ever will be" but .. it's quite possibly my favourite Doctor Who book I've read. And I've read a lot of them. And I've not been over the moon about most of the recent ones, so - between having felt a little let down by the relatively few Twelfth Doctor related offerings there have been in general, and having had to wait such a long time for a new batch, and not even having Clara on board... I was a little apprehensive.
But damn, I'm glad I picked this one to read first out of this brand new trio of S10 tie-in novels. (Not to say the other two suck, I very much hope not - I just haven't read them yet!) Because this (and I pretty much gobbled it down in a couple of hours) was basically everything I could ask from a tie-in book - excitement, a fair plot that moves along, some new characters who actually feel like rounded people with a life and back story, and more than anything else, plenty of awesome action by the Doctor.
Gah. I'm going to miss Twelve so much. I'm just glad he's been around long enough for the writers to finally get a decent handle on him, because I really loved him in this one. So much. *all the hearteyes*
Also, given that the books had to be written before anyone had actually seen Bill in action (although it's pretty clear the writers have had a fair idea about the first three S10 episodes to work from - so for anyone who prefers to stay in the dark, there's a couple of mentions of things happening in Smile and Thin Ice, although no more than what can be assumed from the trailers), I thought the characterisation - based on what we've seen so far, in The Pilot - was pretty spot-on. She doesn't have an awful lot to do in this book, but neither is she just a bystander, and for me the balance of the focus on Bill and the Doctor was just about right.
Anyway. Yes. Not going to talk about the plot, other than it worked well enough for me, and I've always loved those Doctor Who books that tackle the humans' far-future affairs, this time mining diamonds in the rings of Saturn - which I could just visualise.
April 26, 2018
The Doctor and Bill head to the far future where the Kollo-Zarnista Mining Facility 27 has been extracting diamonds from deep within the atmosphere of Saturn.
It’s a fun New Series adventure with plenty of great references to the Classic series.
It’s a fun New Series adventure with plenty of great references to the Classic series.
February 7, 2018
Now, if it's one thing I love, it's a Doctor Who book. Or rather, a Doctor Who book with an author I both am familiar with and enjoy.
Mike Tucker has been writing Doctor Who books for a long time now and I know he puts out tales that I will most likely enjoy.
The plot is fast paced and engaging, the voice of Bill and the Doctor are well realised (which is a deal-breaker when not achieved) and the secondary characters are well-developed.
My only criticism is that the story is too short!
Yes, I know, this is a common thing with me (so I like more time taken on, well, everything in a book!), but I really do feel it whizzed through at a tremendous fast rate.
Don't get me wrong, it certainly suits the pace of current episodes, but it did feel like an hour long single episode. Too long for a regular 45 minutes, but not in depth enough for 2 episodes (90 minutes).
So, I can appreciate how this is perfect for many readers. You really can get easily drawn into the story, ride along at a breakneck speed and get to a satisfying conclusion before a younger reader may get tired (I guess!).
There is some great imagery for the mind's eye and, as I say, the Doctor and Bill are expertly realised, so reading their scenes are a joy. And how Tucker managed to and an appropriate amount of depth to six or so secondary characters, is a marvel to experience (and an inspiration, hopefully)!
Great stuff.
Mike Tucker has been writing Doctor Who books for a long time now and I know he puts out tales that I will most likely enjoy.
The plot is fast paced and engaging, the voice of Bill and the Doctor are well realised (which is a deal-breaker when not achieved) and the secondary characters are well-developed.
My only criticism is that the story is too short!
Yes, I know, this is a common thing with me (so I like more time taken on, well, everything in a book!), but I really do feel it whizzed through at a tremendous fast rate.
Don't get me wrong, it certainly suits the pace of current episodes, but it did feel like an hour long single episode. Too long for a regular 45 minutes, but not in depth enough for 2 episodes (90 minutes).
So, I can appreciate how this is perfect for many readers. You really can get easily drawn into the story, ride along at a breakneck speed and get to a satisfying conclusion before a younger reader may get tired (I guess!).
There is some great imagery for the mind's eye and, as I say, the Doctor and Bill are expertly realised, so reading their scenes are a joy. And how Tucker managed to and an appropriate amount of depth to six or so secondary characters, is a marvel to experience (and an inspiration, hopefully)!
Great stuff.
February 28, 2018
A fast, fun read! I’m not typically impressed by the NuWho original novels as they don’t have an ongoing storyline of their own. They just fill-in the gaps between episodes. While that’s true of this book as well, the spot-on characterization and TV series style pacing grabbed me. I could hear in my head Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie delivering these lines. I could easily visualize seeing this as an episode of Series 10. Recommended!
May 24, 2025
Lost interest about halfway in unfortunately. Finished it but first half better than second
July 5, 2017
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Да, генератор случайных чисел, на неделе после финала сезона Doctor Who, когда все еще под впечатлением, в книгоблоге очень нужен пост про одну из сопровождающих сезон книг. Которая про первую половину сезона без Мисси и Нардола. Гениальное решение и совершенно не сложное положение для меня.
(Я понятия не имею, сколько в этом абзаце сарказма на самом деле.)
(Этот пост будет коротким.)
На этот раз Двенадцатого Доктора и Билл заносит на космическую станцию, добывающую алмазы прямо из атмосферы Сатурна, и автор сразу же получает очки за оригинальность и интересное описание процесса добычи и устройства станции. У станции, естественно, куча проблем и не только из-за того, что снаружи есть что-то живое.
Эта книга — не «Oxygen», да, но крепкое доктористое космическое приключение и даже не «base under siege». Сюжетных линий достаточно, чтобы события держали хороший темп, твисты работают, Питера Капальди в тексте видно и слышно отчетливо.
Но совершенно очевидно, что Майк Такер не уверен, что делать с Билл (как последствие написания книги до премьеры сезона), потому что какая-то полезная активность от нее в основном есть только в последней третий книги. Но в главах с ее точкой зрения он хотя бы хорошо поймал ее голос и тон (это не компенсация, но хоть что-то).
Ну и я, может, наивен, но от большого финального твиста хотелось бы больше глубины. Сбегание до последствий приключения — ключевая характеристика Доктора, но там такой момент, что, по-моему, заслуживает больше. Или хотя бы больше подготовки.
А еще одну из «местных» протагонистов зовут Лора Палмер, и это делает чтение книги сейчас интересным совпадением на совершенно другом уровне.
[зловещий инструментальный завывающий скрежет]
Если вы — фанат десятого сезона, у вас приступ ностальгии, и вам срочно нужно чего-нибудь нового докторктошного внутривенно, то «Diamond Dogs» подойдет. Остальным — по желанию, это все-таки довольно развлекательная книга.
P.S.: У меня нет хороших хохм ни про Боуи, ни про Metal Gear Solid V (кроме того, что Тардис на обложке совершенно очевидно футлтонят).
P.P.S.: Если кому важно, Нардол есть в книге Джонатана Морриса «Plague City», и в целом вот эту свежую тройку романов (вместе с «The Shining Man» Кейвана Скотта) вроде бы очень хвалят.
Да, генератор случайных чисел, на неделе после финала сезона Doctor Who, когда все еще под впечатлением, в книгоблоге очень нужен пост про одну из сопровождающих сезон книг. Которая про первую половину сезона без Мисси и Нардола. Гениальное решение и совершенно не сложное положение для меня.
(Я понятия не имею, сколько в этом абзаце сарказма на самом деле.)
(Этот пост будет коротким.)
На этот раз Двенадцатого Доктора и Билл заносит на космическую станцию, добывающую алмазы прямо из атмосферы Сатурна, и автор сразу же получает очки за оригинальность и интересное описание процесса добычи и устройства станции. У станции, естественно, куча проблем и не только из-за того, что снаружи есть что-то живое.
Эта книга — не «Oxygen», да, но крепкое доктористое космическое приключение и даже не «base under siege». Сюжетных линий достаточно, чтобы события держали хороший темп, твисты работают, Питера Капальди в тексте видно и слышно отчетливо.
Но совершенно очевидно, что Майк Такер не уверен, что делать с Билл (как последствие написания книги до премьеры сезона), потому что какая-то полезная активность от нее в основном есть только в последней третий книги. Но в главах с ее точкой зрения он хотя бы хорошо поймал ее голос и тон (это не компенсация, но хоть что-то).
Ну и я, может, наивен, но от большого финального твиста хотелось бы больше глубины. Сбегание до последствий приключения — ключевая характеристика Доктора, но там такой момент, что, по-моему, заслуживает больше. Или хотя бы больше подготовки.
А еще одну из «местных» протагонистов зовут Лора Палмер, и это делает чтение книги сейчас интересным совпадением на совершенно другом уровне.
[зловещий инструментальный завывающий скрежет]
Если вы — фанат десятого сезона, у вас приступ ностальгии, и вам срочно нужно чего-нибудь нового докторктошного внутривенно, то «Diamond Dogs» подойдет. Остальным — по желанию, это все-таки довольно развлекательная книга.
P.S.: У меня нет хороших хохм ни про Боуи, ни про Metal Gear Solid V (кроме того, что Тардис на обложке совершенно очевидно футлтонят).
P.P.S.: Если кому важно, Нардол есть в книге Джонатана Морриса «Plague City», и в целом вот эту свежую тройку романов (вместе с «The Shining Man» Кейвана Скотта) вроде бы очень хвалят.
January 31, 2020
A fast paced and exciting Doctor who Novel taking place during the beginning of 10th series. Straight off the bat, I found the Doctor and Bill to be really well written, highlighting their amazing dynamic from the show. The strengths of the book were definitely its characters and the moments where the Doctor gets to show off his intelligence and abilities. Where the book falls a bit short is the villains. The villains although creative, they could have been more threatening or intelligent to push to book to be even better.
I would recommend this book to any Doctor who fans, it is fun and if anything it give you even more of the Doctor and Bill, who are in my opinion, a much underrated team.
I would recommend this book to any Doctor who fans, it is fun and if anything it give you even more of the Doctor and Bill, who are in my opinion, a much underrated team.
September 16, 2017
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Set in a future where humans and their alien allies are mining the rains of pure diamonds that occur amidst the clouds of Saturn. Tucker when on form is one of the best Who novelists writing at the moment, and here he is on form - great characterisation of the Doctor and Bill, a nice mystery saboteur plot which ends in a decent twist, loads of fan service for previous Who stories both Old and New, and tight writing. This was the first of the three Doctor-and-Bill novels this year (I accidentally read the second one already) and it's a good start.
Set in a future where humans and their alien allies are mining the rains of pure diamonds that occur amidst the clouds of Saturn. Tucker when on form is one of the best Who novelists writing at the moment, and here he is on form - great characterisation of the Doctor and Bill, a nice mystery saboteur plot which ends in a decent twist, loads of fan service for previous Who stories both Old and New, and tight writing. This was the first of the three Doctor-and-Bill novels this year (I accidentally read the second one already) and it's a good start.
October 28, 2024
Volevo abbandonarlo già dal primo capitolo, ma poi è comparso il Tardis e la fan che è in me si è entusiasmata più del dovuto quando mi è sembrato di sentire le loro voci mentre leggevo, ma tutto questo entusiasmo è svanito subito, sostituito da una noia gigantesca.
La storia è per me, passabile, anche se non mi ha preso per nulla. Il Dottore qui è... diciamo un contorno in un pasto principale, c'è ma non è il cuore del libro.
Il modo in cui è narrato non mi ha colpito affatto, per me è stato molto noioso. Non c'è coinvolgimento, i dialoghi sono troppo semplici, come se fossero risposte abbozzate e non scritte con minuziosa attenzione.
Mi sono annoiata nel leggerlo.
La storia è per me, passabile, anche se non mi ha preso per nulla. Il Dottore qui è... diciamo un contorno in un pasto principale, c'è ma non è il cuore del libro.
Il modo in cui è narrato non mi ha colpito affatto, per me è stato molto noioso. Non c'è coinvolgimento, i dialoghi sono troppo semplici, come se fossero risposte abbozzate e non scritte con minuziosa attenzione.
Mi sono annoiata nel leggerlo.
July 14, 2017
It reads like a very good Target novelization...including an asterisk call back to "Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy". Unfortunately, it's a bit too familiar for my taste -- a mash-up of episodes such as "Fury From the Deep", "42" and other base-under-siege stories. Slick (Mike Tucker does write a solid action sequence), and incredibly easy to read...but I was hoping for something with a bit more substantial meat. I'm longing for the days of "Doctor Who" novels like "The Eyeless" and "Prisoner of the Daleks".
June 24, 2017
How could I resist a Doctor Who novel called Diamond Dogs! It was quite a good space adventure of a mining colony. Laura Palmer was in it! But not the drug addicted prostitute we all love, rather a very hard working security guard in love with the view of Saturn's rings. Which was nice to give her a happy science fiction ending. But alas she didn't get it on with Bill.
June 17, 2018
A great fast read which was exactly what the doctor ordered. This adventure is set roughly around the forth episode of Bill's series. This means everything is still highly new and exciting for her. The story really captures that awe inspiring wonder. I also really enjoyed the many Easter egg references to many colonies and planets mentioned previously in the Whoniverse.
August 22, 2020
I quite enjoyed this book. I haven't read any 12th Doctor books yet so when I came upon this one I was ecstatic. I loved the 12th Doctor and Bill was my favorite companion of his. This was a good story. The side characters were interesting and I liked how the Doctor and Bill interacted with them. Hopefully I can read more of the two of them in the future.
July 21, 2017
So the four stars, are because, this is a very enjoyable piece of cultural Valium and sometimes you just need light escapism, with a snarky super intelligent alien hero who likes showing off. Maybe not great science fiction but definitely a book for fans.
September 25, 2017
I love the dynamic between the Doctor and Bill, brings out the characteristics just like they were together on screen. I loved this book and the general picture it gave of Saturn and the story of a saboteurs and who to trust.
January 16, 2018
Shoot the editor. Great story. Pathetic publication. I distinctly remember at least 2 pages with 2 stupid proofing errors on the same page. Not to mention all the others littered throughout the book. If this low standard is maintained I may stop buying them.
January 16, 2018
Enjoyable. Less about 12 and more about the Saturnian diamond syndicate, its corporate backers, and internal corruption that fuel the plot of this one. Has the feel of a Terrance Dicks 4th Doctor novel, and there's lots of good alien stuff and Bill is well developed and well used.
August 31, 2019
Okay, I love the fact that this is The Doctor and Bill's third adventure together. You can see that Bill still doesn't know The Doctor but she already has faith in him. I also love the fact that The Doctor have his own moral codes.
June 7, 2017
A fast paced, interesting plot. My only critique was the plethora of typos.
November 19, 2017
I could not put this one down. Great Science Fiction.
May 22, 2018
I really liked this one because it had the feel of classic Doctor Who to it.
July 2, 2018
Really enjoyed this book, pretty standard fair but captures Bill & 12 very well indeed. Some interesting ideas and creatures add to the drama.
November 24, 2018
Really enjoyed this one! Fast paced and exciting with great characterisation :)
December 10, 2019
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March 3, 2023
Very enjoyable story
August 14, 2023
Quite enjoyed this Doctor Who novel. Not my favourite but still a great adventure with Bill & The Twelfth Doctor.
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